I bought my daughter a record player for Christmas, a product that I presumed she wanted for the novelty aspect of listening to music in an analogue way. At no point was I expecting anything other than the really bad… Read More ›
Music
Glory Days: the MiniDisc
The MiniDisc was launched in 1992 by Sony and for some it quickly became the best format for their music consumption. It was portable, the sound quality was superb and with recording capability it felt like the next evolution of… Read More ›
Absolutely nothing original happened
Some people are raving about As If Nothing Ever Happened by the Beatles, or I should say by AI. Listen carefully, however, and you will find no originality in the entire track. It is technically impressive and is actually a… Read More ›
The demise of key changes
When looking at every Billboard Hot 100 number one hit between 1958 and 1990, we see that the key of G major was a very popular key. This was because the key of G major is easy to work with… Read More ›
It was so worth it
A surprisingly brilliant new video (below) for an old song that never got the credit it deserved because it was tucked at the end of one of Queen’s lesser revered albums. Personally, I thought The Miracle was a superb album… Read More ›
21 years of the iPod
21 years sounds like a long time, but in that relatively short period so much has been born from the original iPod. Arguably we have the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and myriad other products from different brands all because of… Read More ›
Crazy AirPods Pro 2 competitors
I love a good pair of earbuds! In fact, I really can’t function without my personal earbuds. Once my earbuds are in, the rest of the world is out. I deep dive into the world of my favorite tunes, away… Read More ›
Face It Alone
An undiscovered Queen track. What is not to like? Well, the voice was still there and the worst Queen tracks tend to be better than the best of the rest, but I must say that this one is a little… Read More ›
The Mark Ronson touch
Ronson has the knack of never overdoing a remix of a song we all know very well. The song feels completely new to me now.
The Apple Watch Ultra, iPhone 14 Pro and new AirPods Pro
The new Apple Watch series 8 is possibly the most iterative release to date and if it had been released with no device above it in the range there would have been howls of ‘there’s no innovation’ and ‘boring!’. Quite… Read More ›
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